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Spence's Bazaar


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 19 attractions in Dover
Traveller Description: Spence's Bazaar is a tradition in Dover every Tuesday and Friday year-round.  You'll find everything from Amish-grown produce to trinkets, antiques... more »
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Attraction type: Flea/street market
Activities: Shopping
Address: 550 S. New Street Dover, DE
Tel: 302-734-3441

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5 of 5 stars
Dover, Delaware
28 Jun 2009

Spences, known by some locals as "the sale", is worth a visit. You can get a very good haircut there for 8 bucks. You can have your ancient vacuum repaired or find a part for it you find no where else. There's an excellent butcher shop and plenty of places that sell "goot food" from pretzels to apple dumplins. If... more

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3 of 5 stars
Dover, Delaware
14 Jun 2009
4
people found this review helpful

Since I live right in this town, I probably go to Spence's at least twice a month. It is true that they do have a lot of never changing vendors that I also see when going to flea markets in New Castle County on other days, but you can often find just regular people selling their treasures. I get most... more

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3 of 5 stars
Dover, Delaware
23 Jan 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Spence's Bazaar is unique, but I don't think that makes it particularly good. It is open Tuesday and Friday. There is a variety of Amish food, but not every food vendor is Amish. Many of the foodstuffs are imported from Lancaster, not locally made. Perhaps what turns me off is the multitude of vendors selling essentially new low quality imported... more

27 Sep 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Spence's Bazaar is opened every Tuesday and Friday and now also Saturdays. We send someone from our work there every Friday to get lunch. The Amish food is the best. There is also so much more. You never what you'll find when you go there. more

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5 of 5 stars
Northern Delaware
15 Dec 2006
6
people found this review helpful

There is something for everyone at Spence's: a vast array of authentic Amish food, quality used furniture, outdoor electronics market, the "spice guy" vendor. But Spence's fulfills more than just material needs. The open-table market also possesses a philosophical dimension - it is an island of hometown authenticity in the midst of the crowded and anonymous east-coast trend of ex-urbanization.... more

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Spence's Bazaar Address

550 S. New Street, Dover, DE
Tel: 302-734-3441